The Indiana Department of Insurance publishes complaint indexes for each year. According to the Indiana Department of Insurance:

The table uses the amount of each company’s premium and the number of closed complaints against the insurer during a calendar year to arrive at a complaint index. A complaint index of 1.00 means the insurer’s share of all complaints received is equal to its share of all the business written in Indiana. An index of 2.00 means that the insurer’s share of complaints is twice as large as its share of business written in Indiana. An index of 0.50 means that the insurer’s share of complaints is half as large as its share of business.

The firm of Parr Richey wishes to celebrate the life of our partner, David S. Richey, who passed on July 2, 2017 at the age of 85. Dave was our mentor and leader and those who knew him will remember his great love for the law, life and family. Dave thought the firm was part of this family and as with all big families a lot of fun was had by all when Dave was around. Dave was former president of the Indiana State Bar Association (1991-1992) and served the legal needs of nearly every Indiana rural electric cooperative. Dave was instrumental in regulatory, legislative and litigation efforts. We wish the best to his wife Patti Haney Richey and his children, Rand Richey and Robin Richey Roberts, and their families.

Parr Richey partners Mike Schultz and Jim Buddenbaum are closely watching the fire investigation, including the origin and cause determination, of the tragic and devastating fire at the warehouse party in Oakland, California.

Handout frame grab from video released via Twitter use @Oaklandfirelive showing fire crews arriving at the scene of the warehouse fire in Oakland, December 3, 2016.

The Associated Press reports that at least nine people are dead and as many as two dozen more may have perished in the fire, which occurred at a warehouse party. The warehouse itself is reported to have been converted, illegally, into studio and living space for electronic music artists. According to the AP report, “City officials confirmed Saturday that building authorities had opened an investigation just last month into complaints about the safety of the structure. That inquiry was ongoing when the fire struck.”

The CDC has identified cases of a rare and deadly fungal meningitis in Indiana and several other states. According to the Associated Press, the FDA has identified the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts as the pharmacy that supplied the steroid, known as methylprednisolone acetate, that was contaminated with a fungus.

Cases have been reported in Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio.

According to a report published in USA Today, Dr. Benjamin Park, a medical officer at the CDC’s mycotic diseases branch, states that it is “possible that if patients with infection are identified soon and put on appropriate anti-fungal therapy, lives may be saved.”

For additional information, see this release issued by the Indiana State Department of Health.